jim carlton
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Wall Street Journal reporter, covering environment, economics and politics for the West. Specialize in wildfire, water, and land use conflict.
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Joined May 2009
The government shutdown is rippling out to America’s national parks in a hodgepodge manner: Trash cans overflow at some, while others are largely unaffected
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Many areas in the National Park System are open, with cuts to staffing and services. “Oh God, I had no clue,” a visitor says.
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After years of legal battles to save sacred land, plans made by two of the world’s most valuable mining companies to develop a copper mine in Arizona appear more likely to proceed
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A coalition of Native Americans, Christians and environmentalists confront a narrowing legal fight to stop the development of a copper mine in Arizona.
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The U.S. government has landed on an effective technique to keep wolves from terrorizing livestock: drones that blast alarming sounds like heavy metal and humans arguing.
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To protect livestock from the predators, the government employs drones that blast alarming sounds like heavy metal and humans arguing
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Exclusive: For Jeffrey Epstein’s 50th birthday, friends created a book of bawdy letters. One was from Donald Trump.
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The leather-bound book was compiled by Ghislaine Maxwell. The president says the letter ‘is a fake thing.’
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Trade Chaos Raises Big Question: Why Does China Eat So Many American Pistachios? https://t.co/e9b5KvQkdo via @WSJ
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China’s big appetite for the small, green “happy nuts” drives nearly a third of the $3 billion U.S. crop, centered in California.
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For some in San Francisco and on “The Rock,” turning Alcatraz back into a prison is nothing short of a crime
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Visitors to the notorious prison contemplated Trump’s idea from inside cramped, windowless cells.
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A bucolic canyon east of Los Angeles has erupted into an all-out brawl over the fate of 256 donkeys.
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Locals demand return of 256 burros that were taken out of state because they were causing property damage and car accidents; looking for Big Red
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A bucolic canyon east of Los Angeles has erupted into an all-out brawl over the fate of 256 donkeys. The latest from @jimcarltonsf
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Locals demand return of 256 burros that were taken out of state because they were causing property damage and car accidents; looking for Big Red
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Riveting account of a shooting death in South Carolina that isn’t all it seems, by the great true crime writer @vbauerlein
After hours of drinking, Scott Spivey got into his pickup and, by all accounts, was in no condition to drive. His killer caught up with him a couple of miles down the road.
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In a region dependent on cross-border trade, American and Canadian neighbors work to overcome an ugly international standoff
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In a region dependent on cross-border trade, neighbors work to overcome an ugly international standoff. “It is one divorce you can’t have.”
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Game changer new way to fight wildfires - get AI bots to spot them fast! AI bots now serve—night and day, without breaks—as digital fire-lookouts https://t.co/6XOHV609kg via @WSJ
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The newest fire spotters boast night vision, never take breaks and work fast—they often beat 911 human callers. Adding them “has made a hell of a difference.”
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Victims of the Palisades wildfires are searching for answers. We hear the latest from @jimcarltonsf of @WSJ. @GordonDeal #AmericasFirstNews
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A couple’s frustrated attempts to evacuate their Pacific Palisades neighborhood highlight fire-preparedness gaps in Los Angeles https://t.co/TVhB5tH7rW via @WSJ
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A month after wildfire took their homes and community, Pacific Palisades residents want an assessment of how mistakes in fire preparedness and evacuation planning can be avoided next time.
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America’s Trumpiest City Council Is Thriving—in Newsom’s California https://www.wsj.com/us-news/americas-trumpiest-city-council-is-thrivingin-newsoms-california-e671f21c?st=nco5yC via @WSJ
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Amid January’s historic fire, Los Angeles County sent evacuation alerts to some parts of suburban Altadena too late. The consequences were grave. https://t.co/eyKWu63npd via @WSJ
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Amid January’s historic fire, Los Angeles County sent evacuation alerts to some parts of suburban Altadena too late.
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President Trump describes California as having a giant spigot that just needs to be turned on and all the state's water problems will disappear https://t.co/iXH1eMhCKi via @WSJ
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The president’s repeated talk of a spigot, which he calls a faucet or valve, has been puzzling Californians and Canadians for some time. “I don’t really understand what he’s saying.”
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A mishmash of government agencies failed to keep public lands in and around Los Angeles safe from deadly wildfires, residents say https://t.co/hfbVNFLy4v via @WSJ
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A mishmash of government agencies failed to keep public lands safe from deadly wildfires, residents say.
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Officials are investigating why the Santa Ynez reservoir is offline, as firefighters try to contain the nearby Pacific Palisades blaze https://t.co/A4tN2seICc via @WSJ
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Officials are investigating why the Santa Ynez Reservoir is offline and empty, as firefighters try to contain the nearby Pacific Palisades blaze.
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Los Angeles firefighters are confronting nature’s perfect firetrap in spots like Topanga Canyon. https://t.co/nKSmHi5EuO via @WSJ
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In spots like Topanga Canyon, strike teams from around the country face some of the most complex firefighting topography in the world.
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Los Angeles wildfires prompt evacuations for tens of thousands as winds fuel fire and officials warn it could worsen overnight https://t.co/ooYXGwSAgp via @WSJ
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Power knocked out across swaths of Los Angeles as firefighters battle multiple blazes.
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